Broadcaster Jack Edwards, who has called Boston Bruins games for nearly two decades, called his final game for NESN on Thursday night. Edwards was behind the microphone during the Bruins’ 2-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. “It was…a thrill of a lifetime,” Edwards said, struggling to deliver the words, which he says are one of the main reasons he leaves the broadcast booth. Edwards, 67, announced his retirement last month, before the Bruins’ final regular season game. “The time has come for me to end my shift as the voice of the Boston Bruins. I am no longer able to meet the standards I set for myself to honor the fans, the players, the Bruins organization and NESN with the best they all deserve,” Edwards said in a press release in April. Edwards thanked the NESN employees who work behind the scenes during the game and had a few words specials for his long-time broadcast partner “I want to thank my broadcast partner, Andy Brickley. You’re the brother I never had until I started working with you,” Edwards said. “Goodbye, everyone,” Edwards concluded. “Long live the Boston Bruins.” All Throughout the season and several years prior, Edwards was tormented by increasing questions regarding his slowed speech. Earlier this year, he told the Boston Globe that his doctors were having difficulty diagnosing a clear cause for his speech. state. “I’ve had a speech impediment for a year,” Edwards told WCVB’s Duke Castiglione last month. “There’s nothing wrong with me physically. And they can’t figure it out.” “It’s time to get off the ice and finish my shift,” Edwards told Castiglione last month. “I’m leaving with a smile. Forty-five years in the industry, the last 19 years have been a joyous adventure.” Edwards began calling the Bruins to road games during the 2005-06 season. He took over organizing every game at the start of the 2007-08 season He also worked as a reporter and anchor at SportsCenter 5 and as an anchor and announcer at ESPN Video below: Boston Bruins tribute video to Jack Edwards.
Broadcaster Jack Edwards, who has called Boston Bruins games for nearly two decades, called his final game for NESN on Thursday night.
Edwards was behind the microphone during the Bruins’ 2-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round series.
“The last 19 years, witnessing and describing some of New England’s great sporting moments has been…a thrill of a lifetime,” Edwards said, struggling to deliver the words, which he said are the one of the main reasons he’s leaving the broadcast booth.
Edwards, 67, announced his retirement last month, before the Bruins’ final regular season game.
“The time has come for me to finish my job as the voice of the Boston Bruins. I am no longer able to meet the standards I have set for myself, to honor the fans, the players, the organization Bruins and NESN with their best everyone deserves it,” Edwards said in a press release in April.
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Edwards thanked the NESN employees who work behind the scenes during the game and had some special words for his longtime broadcast partner.
“I want to thank my broadcast partner, Andy Brickley. You are the brother I never had until I started working with you,” Edwards said.
“Goodbye, everyone,” Edwards concluded. “Long live the Boston Bruins.”
Throughout the season and a few years prior, Edwards was plagued by increasing questions about his speech slowing. Earlier this year, he told the Boston Globe that his doctors were having trouble diagnosing a clear cause for his condition.
“I’ve had a speech impediment for a year,” Edwards told WCVB’s Duke Castiglione last month. “There’s nothing physically wrong with me. And they can’t figure it out.”
“It’s time to get off the ice and finish my shift,” Edwards told Castiglione last month. “I leave with a smile. Forty-five years in the industry, the last 19 years have been a real adventure.”
Edwards began calling Bruins road games during the 2005–06 season. He took over for all games at the start of the 2007-08 season.
He also worked as a reporter and anchor at SportsCenter 5 and as an anchor and announcer at ESPN.
Video below: Boston Bruins tribute video to Jack Edwards
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